LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY v. RISTROPH

No. 7038.

200 So.2d 14 (1967)

LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY v. John P. RISTROPH.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew P. Carter, of Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, Charles O. Dupont, Plaquemine, for appellant.

R. Gordon Kean, Jr., and Robert A. Hawthorne, Jr., of Sanders, Miller, Downing & Kean, Baton Rouge, William O. Templet, of Middleton & Templet, Plaquemine, for appellee.

Before LOTTINGER, REID, and SARTAIN, JJ.


REID, Judge.

Louisiana Power and Light Company, hereinafter called "Power Company," filed an expropriation suit against John P. Ristroph, hereinafter called "Ristroph," on February 11, 1966 seeking a 170 foot right of way for the construction and maintenance of a 500 K.V. (500,000 watts) transmission line over and across defendant's property.

On the same day they filed a similar suit against John C. B. Jumonville, hereinafter called "Jumonville" seeking the...

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